MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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